Arluno: Rustico in vendita
Arluno: Rustico in vendita. Needs renovation.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €18,000 for 30 m², estimated renovation brings the effective cost to about €39,000, or €1,300/m² versus a local reference of €359/m². The very brief listing does not say whether the farmhouse can legally become a dwelling, and it provides no bathroom, bedroom, or energy information.
More on the house and the area
This compact Lombard farmhouse has some authentic exposed brick and old timber construction, but the photos show a raw agricultural shell rather than a usable home. There are no visible living facilities, bathroom, or kitchen, and the roof and structure need substantial work before it could become habitable.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€6,000 – €11,000
Wiring, water and sanitary work of any kind, heating, air conditioning and gas go to a registered firm by law, and so do flues and the air openings for gas appliances. That labour stays in the bill. Yours is the stripping out, plaster, paint, floors, tiling and carpentry.
Labour is 61% of a renovation price on average and 67% at the median, across 191 items of the Emilia-Romagna 2025 public price list. Materials are the rest. An averaged price list, not a quote.
Materials you buy yourself carry 22% VAT; supplied by the firm doing the work they go at the 10% renovation rate. On a €30,000 materials bill that is €3,600 of extra tax.
Household wiring installed before 13 March 1990 counts as compliant if it has a main breaker with overcurrent protection, protection against direct contact and a 30 mA RCD. Having a firm bring the existing wiring up to that and certify it is the cheapest lawful route.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Uninhabitable shell requiring full renovation
- No bathroom, kitchen, or bedrooms
- Roof and timber structure appear damaged, with visible holes and deterioration
- Very small 30 sqm footprint
Estimate from the listing and its photos, not a survey. Treat it as the starting point for your own quotes. An Italian builder's quote is normally written without VAT and without design fees, so add about a quarter to any figure a firm gives you.
The area around
Location score 38/100This is the western Milan plain, with flat agricultural land, irrigation canals and scattered infrastructure between the Ticino basin and the edge of the Milan conurbation. The Ticino River and the Parco Lombardo della Valle del Ticino lie within reach to the west, with woodland, river terraces and gravel banks around the valley. Magenta is the nearest larger town nearby, and Milan is the main urban reference for services, rail links and airports. The area is known more for agriculture and logistics on the Milan side of the plain than for a distinct local landscape.